US environmental regulators today filed a lawsuit against automaker Fiat Chrysler, accusing the company of installing devices on its cars that hid harmful emissions during testing. The company kept the software's existence from regulators during the certification process for 104,000 3.0-liter light- duty diesel vehicles, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which filed the charges in federal court in Michigan. The Italian automaker said it was "disappointed" in the lawsuit and "intends to defend itself vigorously, particularly against any claims that the Company engaged in any deliberate scheme to install defeat devices to cheat US emissions tests." The EPA first made the cheating charge in January, which concerns 104,000 Ram and Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 2014 to 2016 model years. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna May 23, 2017 18:11 UTC